Download VMware Server 2.0 Release Candidate 1

Please note that to use this version, you will need to register for your free serial number(s).

How do I install vmware?

Once downloaded simply use rpm command to install VMware software under CentOS / RHEL 5.x:# rpm -ivh VMware-server-2.0.0-101586.x86_64.rpm Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it for your running kernel by invoking the following command:# /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

How do I access and control my guest operating systems?

Fire a webbrowser and type the following url:https://your.server.com:8333/ ORhttps://your.server.ip.address:8333/ (Fig.01: Vmware server web login) Once logged in you can see all your virtual machines and you can start / stop VPS oses: (Fig.02: “VMWare Infrastructure Web Access” provides appliance like control [click to enlarge]) You need to install Firefox add-on called “VMware Remote Console Plugin”, once installed you can install any os or view guest / vps oses console: (Fig.03: FreeBSD remote console within my Firefox [click to enlarge])